Critical Thinking through Chess

Training Course for teachers and chess tutors/coaches who want to connect chess to the curriculum or to emphasise critical thinking skills.

Prerequisites: Basic Knowledge of Chess

Course Content: Connections between Chess and Critical Thinking Skill Development

• Course ID: Chess+106
• Duration: 1 day - 6 Hours of Instruction
• Date: 12 February 2022
• Time: 13:00 - 19:00 Please note, all times are London Time
  
• Language: English
• Fee: £100
• Early Bird: £85 (Register until the 31st of January 2022)
• Venue: on ZOOM
• Course Instructor: Jerry Nash
• Contact: training@chessplus.net

Critical Thinking through Chess interactive one-day course helps teachers discover how to connect chess to critical thinking. Participants will engage with chess-related activities designed to incorporate the game as a means of introducing and/or reinforcing critical thinking skill development. These examples provide the basis for the ongoing development of similar activities by the teacher to apply these skills to real-life situations. Certification will be given upon the successful completion of the course assessment.

Content Outline

Activities are based on Critical Thinking skills. Each activity includes a “Beyond the Board” connection to real-world applications of critical thinking skills.

• Introduction
• Activity One: Observation – Pattern Recognition
• Activity Two: Evaluation – Piece Value and Sacrifice
• Activity Three: Analysis and Decision Making – Modelling the Process
• Activity Four: Higher Order Thinking (HOT) – Prediction Activity
• Activity Five: Perspective – Point of View
• Activity Six: Similar and Different Positions & Dream Positions as HOT Activities
• Assessment

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Learn how chess thinking involves critical thinking through interactive lectures, small and large group discussions, and chess-related hands-on activities.
• Learn how to use chess and chess-related activities to introduce and reinforce critical thinking skills through small and large group discussions, and chess-related hands-on activities.
• Learn examples of “Beyond the Board” applications for chess activities as part of chess-related hands-on activities.
• Participate in exercises that promote critical thinking and differentiate for skill levels.
• Learn about Higher Order Thinking (HOT) skills through interactive lectures, small and large group discussions, and chess-related hands-on activities.
• Solve chess problems and that encourages the use of HOT skills.

Course developer and trainer: Jerry Nash

Mr. Nash has emerged as a leader in the growing international Chess in Education movement. In 2015, he was named National Chess Educator of the Year by the University of Texas at Dallas. In 2019, he was appointed to the FIDE – EDU (World Chess Federation Education Commission) Workgroup: High Quality Standards for Chess Education. In 2020, he was appointed Secretary of the Survey Group for a worldwide chess in schools survey organized by FIDE and the ECU (European Chess Union).

His international presentations include conferences in St. Lucia, Uruguay, and Poland. Jerry Nash is a ChessPlus trainer having been a regular contributor at the annual London Chess in Education Conferences. He currently serves as the National Chess Education Consultant for Chess in Schools. His blog posts on chess in education can be found at ChessinEducation.org.

More info:

https://chessplus.net/critical-thinking-through-chess/